A French design engineer who was sacked from her job for not removing her headscarf was a victim of discrimination, the European Court of Justice heard. After being sacked from her…
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The decisions of employment tribunals can soon be accessed online. HM Courts and Tribunals Services said that the judgements will become available on the internet from this autumn. This will…
Asda has failed to have a bulk equal pay claim against them moved from an employment tribunal to the High Court. Around 7,000 current and former employees are seeking to…
Chelsea Football club has settled an unfair dismissal claim brought against them by their former club doctor, Eva Carneiro. The full details of the settlement have not been revealed, but…
The Government has announced that it will be back tracking on its controversial proposals to stop employees from paying their trade union subscriptions via wage deductions. They had originally said…
The EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is expected to turn some organisations upside down, as they look to make drastic changes to bring themselves in line with the…
Slavery probably isn’t something that most of us would automatically associate with companies in the UK in the twenty-first century. However, “modern slavery” (which also includes servitude, forced and compulsory…
Despite the Equal Pay Act 46 years ago, shockingly, women still earn on average over 19% less than men in Britain today. (CIPD). In an attempt to remove this inequality,…
As the Government’s austerity measures come under increasing scrutiny we take a look at what last week’s Budget means for you. Beyond the noise thrown up by the ‘Sugar Tax’…
The Supreme Court has ruled that supermarket chain Morrisons is vicariously liable for an employee’s physical assault on a customer. The ruling has not changed the law, but it does…
